The Thread Kill: HaHa... We Get It

heybrad · 02-24-2003, 04:47 PM

When does the thread kill thread cease to be funny? I finally decided to take a look at it and its a whole lot of garbage posting for the sake of boosting post counts. Back in the day we had the Wigfecta, which eventually was seen as somebody trying to boost their total and a stigma was attached to it.

How long before you're considered a dork by posting in the thread kill thread?

Just curious.

rkmsuf · 02-24-2003, 04:52 PM

Hey brad, I agree...

Bee · 02-24-2003, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by rkmsuf
Hey brad, I agree...

me too

Marmel · 02-24-2003, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by heybrad

How long before you're considered a dork by posting in the thread kill thread?

Just curious.

The day after it started.

Maple Leafs · 02-24-2003, 05:54 PM

Agreed.

I'm begging SkyDog to make a post, then close it.

Daimyo · 02-24-2003, 06:23 PM

Can we make posts in that thread not count toward post totals? I bet it would die pretty quick then.

Barkeep49 · 02-24-2003, 06:43 PM

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Originally posted by Daimyo
Can we make posts in that thread not count toward post totals? I bet it would die pretty quick then.

I know there are ways to make certain forums not count towards post totals and perhaps there is a mod that does the same for threads.

Tarkus · 02-24-2003, 06:45 PM

Just out of curiousity, who's going to decide what threads should count and what thread shouldn't? I've seen many threads just as dumb or dumber than the one to which you are referring. Only thing is, most of those people were trying to be serious while everyone in the tread killer thread is just trying to kill the thread.

Tarkus

korme · 02-24-2003, 06:46 PM

My original "I feel like a Threadkiller" post/thread start was started as an honest discussion..

Tarkus · 02-24-2003, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by Shorty3281
My original "I feel like a Threadkiller" post/thread start was started as an honest discussion..

Wasn't aware of that I didn't start posting till like the 700th post of the new thread.

Tarkus

Craptacular · 02-24-2003, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by Tarkus
JI've seen many threads just as dumb or dumber than the one to which you are referring.

I heart Tarkus.

Blackadar · 02-24-2003, 09:03 PM

I don't think I've posted at all in the thread-kill thread. Too damn long to read anyway.

Tarkus · 02-24-2003, 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by Blackadar
I don't think I've posted at all in the thread-kill thread. Too damn long to read anyway.

Hasn't stopped anyone else. Not like there's a continuous theme on which to focus.

Tarkus

Blackadar · 02-24-2003, 09:12 PM

Yea, but I'm going for the record of most posts without posting in that monstrosity of a thread. :>

cmp · 02-24-2003, 09:35 PM

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Originally posted by Daimyo
Can we make posts in that thread not count toward post totals? I bet it would die pretty quick then.

No matter what you try to do to it, the thread will never die.

McSweeny · 02-24-2003, 10:09 PM

yeah even if the posts didn't count towards my post total i'd still post in the thread kill! mwahahahahaha!!!

sterlingice · 02-24-2003, 10:14 PM

What threadkill thread?

SI

02-24-2003, 10:37 PM

I think people just like having a thread where they can say what ever they want without all the drama that comes with the diversity that we have here. Even heybrad respected this, knowingly or not, since he started a new thread to discuss the problems with the thread kill thread instead of bringing it up there. If the problem is with padding post counts then the question is who really gives a crap? Honesty. Do you really care if someone has more posts than you do? If not then it is a problem with what people are saying in that thread and that’s where the whole concept of the thread comes back into play. I know that it is easier said than done but just ignore it if it bothers you that badly. At least it's only one thread and not multiples ones driving you crazy.

QuikSand · 02-24-2003, 11:14 PM

I dunno... I remember back to when people have argued that various threads that I enjoyed should be shut down or relocated, saying they were redundant or a nuiscance to other posters. I felt like it wasn't any of their business - nobody is forced to read a particular thread, and unless the content genuinely violates the community sensibilities, I don't see a problem.

The "threadkill" thread doesn't do a thing for me, so I don't read it. Never have, never will. It doesn't really bother me, as long as it's marked so I know not to bother with it.

If this is really a concern about thread counts... we just need something better to worry about.

mrushh · 02-25-2003, 12:33 AM

If I post once a day in the "Thread Kill" thread, that gives me a WHOPPING 30 extra posts a month (well, not THIS month, of course, but most months). Who gives a shit. And if they do, then don't read it. If someone cares about my post count, that's their problem. If I get to 2000 posts in the next month, is that going to make me an FOFC god... No, unless those posts are of an overall godlike quality.

There are threads I think are stupid, too, but I just ignore them. They don't bother me. Thread Kill is fun, and oftentimes funny, for immature old asshats (apparently such as myself).

vex · 02-25-2003, 12:44 AM

Comon SkyDog, be the threadkiller!

Craptacular · 02-25-2003, 12:47 AM

That would just be cheating.

bbor · 02-25-2003, 12:58 PM

Is'nt THIS thread a thinly veiled attempt at boosting post counts?

02-24-2003, 04:52 PM	#2
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Hey brad, I agree... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

02-24-2003, 10:14 PM	#17
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	What threadkill thread? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-25-2003, 12:33 AM	#20
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	If I post once a day in the "Thread Kill" thread, that gives me a WHOPPING 30 extra posts a month (well, not THIS month, of course, but most months). Who gives a shit. And if they do, then don't read it. If someone cares about my post count, that's their problem. If I get to 2000 posts in the next month, is that going to make me an FOFC god... No, unless those posts are of an overall godlike quality. There are threads I think are stupid, too, but I just ignore them. They don't bother me. Thread Kill is fun, and oftentimes funny, for immature old asshats (apparently such as myself). __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

02-25-2003, 12:58 PM	#23
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Is'nt THIS thread a thinly veiled attempt at boosting post counts? __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

02-24-2003, 05:54 PM	#5
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Agreed. I'm begging SkyDog to make a post, then close it.

02-24-2003, 06:23 PM	#6
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	Can we make posts in that thread not count toward post totals? I bet it would die pretty quick then.

02-24-2003, 06:45 PM	#8
Tarkus High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2001	Just out of curiousity, who's going to decide what threads should count and what thread shouldn't? I've seen many threads just as dumb or dumber than the one to which you are referring. Only thing is, most of those people were trying to be serious while everyone in the tread killer thread is just trying to kill the thread. Tarkus

02-24-2003, 06:46 PM	#9
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	My original "I feel like a Threadkiller" post/thread start was started as an honest discussion..

02-24-2003, 09:03 PM	#12
Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	I don't think I've posted at all in the thread-kill thread. Too damn long to read anyway.

02-24-2003, 09:12 PM	#14
Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	Yea, but I'm going for the record of most posts without posting in that monstrosity of a thread. :>

02-24-2003, 10:09 PM	#16
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	yeah even if the posts didn't count towards my post total i'd still post in the thread kill! mwahahahahaha!!!

02-24-2003, 10:37 PM	#18
couriers	I think people just like having a thread where they can say what ever they want without all the drama that comes with the diversity that we have here. Even heybrad respected this, knowingly or not, since he started a new thread to discuss the problems with the thread kill thread instead of bringing it up there. If the problem is with padding post counts then the question is who really gives a crap? Honesty. Do you really care if someone has more posts than you do? If not then it is a problem with what people are saying in that thread and that’s where the whole concept of the thread comes back into play. I know that it is easier said than done but just ignore it if it bothers you that badly. At least it's only one thread and not multiples ones driving you crazy.

02-24-2003, 11:14 PM	#19
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I dunno... I remember back to when people have argued that various threads that I enjoyed should be shut down or relocated, saying they were redundant or a nuiscance to other posters. I felt like it wasn't any of their business - nobody is forced to read a particular thread, and unless the content genuinely violates the community sensibilities, I don't see a problem. The "threadkill" thread doesn't do a thing for me, so I don't read it. Never have, never will. It doesn't really bother me, as long as it's marked so I know not to bother with it. If this is really a concern about thread counts... we just need something better to worry about.

02-25-2003, 12:44 AM	#21
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Comon SkyDog, be the threadkiller!

02-25-2003, 12:47 AM	#22
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	That would just be cheating.

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